#post log

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We have more of a headspace than I thought. I'll explain later how our collective works in a much more well-written post, for now all you need to know is that I'm Techno, I'm the one fronting, and like thirty seconds after the new year hit I was like "FUCK. I DIDN'T CHECK IN TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE WHO WANTED TO BE AROUND WAS. GUYS??"

The response was a very clear image of a solid chunk of our group, in fact I wanna say everyone but I could only see some people clearly, chilling around a campfire and yelling about new years. Trixie, who is a distinct flavor of chaos I can't even begin to describe, goes "Don't worry, we can have a way better party in headspace because the laws of like. reality and shit don't apply! :D"

Cue her suddenly getting the wide eyes indicating an idea that I should be afraid of, and she just "HOLY SHIT WE DON'T HAVE TO COMPLY TO REALITY RULES. I CAN JUST LIKE. MAKE FIREWORKS. I CAN JUST HAVE FIREWORKS WHENEVER I WANT."

"Trixie, no."

Phil told me I should let her have fun, which is the most dad thing he could've done. Trixie ended up with sparklers, but I'm... pretty sure she's gonna blow some shit up in headspace later.

But, sillies aside... I honestly really enjoyed seeing them having what was apparently an in-headspace party. They're clearly having fun, I don't feel any guilt for being the one in front on a holidays. It's put to rest a stress we've felt around fronting time and how often people get to front since syscovery. We don't have to worry; they're still there, they still exist and are living their lives. They just also have our shared life here to tend to. It's mundane, and it's... something that felt good to see.

-Techno

[hinokamado]

19.8

We did it!! Mission complete!!!

The most difficult part was locating the demon - its scent was everywhere, so narrowing down its current location was difficult. Inosuke was able to find it, though!! I'm very thankful he can sense that sort of thing so easily.

We made camp for the night, and now it's morning! We're having breakfast with one of the farm workers - they insisted we stay, and Zenitsu and Inosuke really wanted to eat, so we accepted their offer.

Hope your mornings are going well!

[the-haven-keepers-collective]

Unreasonably long post about plural shit

So I'm gonna be honest and uncharacteristically vulnerable for a second because I think people might relate or have internalized similar things. My name is Pyre; at least that's what I'll be going by on Tumblr. I'm a fictive, some of you might've already seen me sign off on comments or something using my source name but I don't really care. Also I'm not Techno, he's open about his source. Thought I'd get that out of the way for those of you who know us. Pyre is a very Techno name though and I just stole it faster.

Anyway, to the point: We've seen posts shouting out systems/collectives who are "too similar," particularly median systems and such who experience a lot of internal fakeclaiming and imposter syndrome because of that. This is for the non-median systems who are "too similar," though. This is part a post to point out their validity, and part a post talking about my own experience so far with that.

In my source, I'm kind of a badass. I was admittedly an asshole, and very misguided, but at least within my canon (within the shows canon is questionable, we never did finish it rip) I was fighting for what I believed was right. Fighting for those who fall through the cracks for no good reason, for those that get hurt for things they can't control. If I were brought here, in this world, in my own body, I wouldn't afraid of shit. I'd gladly punt a transphobe. I wouldn't shy away from conflict; sometimes conflict is how progress happens.

In reality, I don't have my own body. And one of the things about our body is, well, its nervous system is wired to treat any small amount of conflict as a threat. We're incredibly risk averse, and this isn't a personality trait, it's built in. No one in our collective is likely to ever take an opportunity, no matter how well laid out, to call out someone being an asshole or have some witty comeback to a transphobe or whatever. We won't even think of one. That's wired into our nervous system, it's just how our body reacts to danger. We stumble over ourselves if we try to do anything other than freeze.

This isn't a fault. This wouldn't be overwritten by sheer personality and willpower in a "real system." Some systems, maybe, but not all. So for those of you who feel like you "should" be a certain way and just can't because it's built into the body you're in to act differently; you're not any lesser for it. Whether you're a fictive, sourced in some way, have a certain role that "should" be different, your personality is just like that, or some other reason I can't think of- don't be too hard on yourself for things you can't control. The body you're in just wants to protect you.

Even if sometimes, you (and I) strongly disagree with it on what exactly that means.

-Pyre

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This is a post where you need to know who's typing it right away, so hello, it's Neuvillette. And I'm going to lose it. /j

I was looking for a better profile picture, scrolling through our Tumblr downloads for fanart, and… instead I find. A horrific* doodle of me as a worm on a string, with someone's fist clenched around it. It's silly, I'm undeniably entertained, I just also want to smite whoever put it in our phone.

The real salt in the wound is that I can't, because I don't remember who did it. We functionally share a memory but that memory does not function.

*to be clear this is not an insult to the artist in the slightest, this is because it was meant to seem a little cursed and drawn purposefully messy! This is said with affection I swear.

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Intro post

Welcome to The Haven. We are the Haven Keepers Collective, a plural collective that is ever-growing and ever-changing. This is a blog for more personal topics, and just general ramblings. Here we'll be posting more about our plurality, general interests, Alterhumanity, etc.

We're a primarily nonhuman, Transmasc, fictive-heavy collective. Feel free to ask any questions about us/our system in particular, but that applies to any topic we post about! We are collectively auDHD and 22 years old. We reject any -genic labels and origin terms; it's not your business, and if it is you'll get a lot more information asking us about our functions than our origins.

We don't have individual intros, because we don't have any group who sticks around front significantly more than anyone else. If you would like to see more about individual members, feel free to ask for our Simply Plural; we're happy to give it, especially to mutuals.

This blog is safe.

Exclusionists will not be welcome. Most of our stances are typical; don't be racist, queerphobic, etc. don't be an asshole. Community-specific stances are that Anti-endos will not be tolerated, though we're open to good-faith questions from you if you're just wanting to learn or understand. We are Alterhuman, if you refuse to accept that you can go elsewhere. Also, we are double and sourcemate friendly; you don't need to worry about your kintypes or headmates bothering us!

Be respectful of fictives. We are people. We are not roleplaying.

links:

source list

Techno's Piglin post here

Viridian's Enderfolk post here

[the-haven-keepers-collective]

We've learned two things recently;

1. I, Ranboo (which sounds formal but I'm just telling you who's talking,) CANNOT do water. Maybe someday I'll have to but so far it's just... I can't unless I end up forced and I don't know how much anxiety it would cause but the thought of it alone causes a lot.

2. I am able to bribe Techno into fronting for like two minutes to take our meds or something if water absolutely has to be dealt with.

Conclusion; I am a happy Enderfolk, I don't have to deal with it.

[hinokamado]

6.9

Nice...

Ah! The point is, I met a family with a dog this morning after killing another demon. It was really cute! I think it's a shorthair? Very slender!